Education

Students learn English while working
25/04/2009 05:00
Some students go to foreign language training centers when they need their language skills improved. Others find jobs in backpacker districts, which not only help their speaking improved but help them financially. Ngoc Anh talks to a foreign...
IT teaching benefits from $10,000 donation
24/04/2009 05:00
ASUS Vietnam will donate US$10,000 to the Lawrence S. Ting Memorial Fund in HCMC. It is the accumulation of an auction for a gold-rimmed laptop, created by the IT company ASUS and fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo, on April 21 in Hanoi. The...
Land shortage stops pre-school growth
23/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Burgeoning demand for pre-school education in the expanded capital is being hindered by the lack of 700,000sq.m for construction of new facilities, said city education officials. Children learn to draw at Binh Minh Kindergarten in the...
More professors retiring than newly emerging
22/04/2009 05:00
Every year, Vietnam recognises 41 new professors and 255 new associate professors. The numbers prove to be lower than the numbers of professors retiring. Tran Hoai Linh, 35, the youngest Associate Professor Significantly, the number of...
Survey: Students like speaking ill of others
22/04/2009 05:00
A recent survey conducted by Huynh Van Son, Dr of Psychology from the HCM City University of Education, shows that speaking ill of others is the most prominent negative behaviour admitted to by today’s students. Students in a festival On...
More applications to enter non-state universities
22/04/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The last day to submit registrations to take university entrance exams was April 17. More students have applied to study at non-state universities. In previous years, state-owned universities were the top choice. Hoa Sen...
Bold scheme to curb brain drain
22/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Soon after returning from Cambridge University where she earned a masters degree in international relations, Do Quynh Chi was excited to go back to her old job at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Excellent students...